How to use a link to fill in <input></input> Forms

[carefree]

Is it possible to use a link to fill in <input></input> Forms??

 

When clicked the "Basic_Free_Account" Should show up in the input box below. But this dosent work for me.

 

Heres my link:

 

http://www.mysite.com/partnerform.php?name=Basic_Free_Account

 

 

Heres my form input:

 

 

<input name="name" maxlength="500" style="width:150px; float:left" size="500" />

 

All pages are in php

 

Anyone have any ideas??

[benji87]

You need to register the variable parsed in the URL

 $name = $_GET['name'] 

then echo it in the relevant field

<? echo "$name"

 

Hope this helps.

[carefree]

$name = $_GET['name']

 

 

Sorry im not using a database.

[thedarkwinter]

hehe  ???

 

$_GET is the url parameters, not a database:

 

so when your link goes to http://www.blah.com/page.php?name=myname

 

$_GET["name"] would = myname

 

in your case

<?php
//..... code code code
echo "<input name=\"name\" maxlength=\"500\" style=\"width:150px; float:left\" size=\"500\" value='{$_GET["name"]}' />

... should do the trick